#Nick Bjugstad

But the Wild has shown no love to Eastern Conference opponents this season. With a 3-2 win over Carolina on Saturday night, Minnesota improved to 13-1-2 in 16 games against the East. The lone regulation loss came against the Florida Panthers in late November. https also hasn't been very hospitable to opponents in general this season. The Wild have…

New York Islanders vs Arizona Coyotes 12/16/2022 Picks Predictions Previews The Friday NHL schedule will get underway at Mullett Arena in Tempe when the New York Islanders take on the Arizona Coyotes in an inter-Division hockey competition. New York is 17-12-1 on 35 points and placed 4th in the Metropolitan Division with an 8-6-1 record away from…

The Edmonton Oilers look to bounce back after a lackluster effort on Monday against the Washington Capitals. Playing the weak Arizona Coyotes should be a good way to do that. The Arizona Coyotes are one of the worse teams in the league and their record shows it. They have won half as many games as the Edmonton Oilers so far this season. This is a…

After losing back to back games for the first time this season the Edmonton Oilers look to stop the bleeding. Every team loses games and every team loses consecutive games. The key to having a successful season is to keep the losing streaks short. So far the Oilers have been good at not losing large groups of games. The Minnesota Wild are in town…

And it begins. The Pittsburgh Penguins' attempt to reclaim the Stanley Cup begins with Game 1 of the 82-game 2022-23 NHL season. Many COVID restrictions have eased, and for the first time since 2019, the season should be uninterrupted and as close to "normal" as the world will allow. The Penguins host the Arizona Coyotes Thursday at PPG Paints…

After a long wait and multiple revised schedules, the start of the National Hockey League season is finally here. The ongoing pandemic means business will be nowhere near usual, but aside from the specter of ongoing outbreaks and stadiums with less than full capacity, it will be nice to see actual games with actual players again. Last year, we…

In the third and final piece of my Central Division Rankings series, it's time to focus on the forwards. The Central Division is top-heavy on talent and features a few key players who could be on their way out by the time the 2023 trade deadline approaches. Please keep in mind that these rankings are based on each team's projected forward lines for…

The Minnesota Wild face the Boston Bruins in a spotlight game Thursday night on ESPN. But what makes it even more of a must-watch game for Wild fans is that it will mark the debut of Matt Boldy and Marco Rossi, the franchise's first-round selections in the 2019 and'20 NHL Entry Drafts, respectively. The fact that Boldy is a Millis, Massachusetts,…

The Pittsburgh Penguins (3-2-0) face their first of 17 back-to-back challenges Sunday against the Winnipeg Jets (4-2-0) at Bell MTS Place. The Penguins meet Winnipeg for the second time in the past five days. Winnipeg beat the Penguins on Tuesday, 4-1. Both teams played Saturday and won. The Penguins will need to stifle any late surgest which have…

After winning just 25 games in 2021-22, it is hard to imagine things could get much worse for the Arizona Coyotes. Yet entering the 2022-23 season, this team could again be contenders for the top spot in the draft, and they will play in an entirely new, smaller rink. Record: 25-50-7 (57 Points) Goal Leader: Clayton Keller 28 Goals Point Leader:…